Time & Timetables: Hard Test 3

15 questions · 15 minutes

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Use the train timetable. How long does train X take from London to Brighton?
Use the train timetable. How long does train Y take from Gatwick to Brighton?
Use the train timetable. Omar must be in Brighton by 12:00. What is the latest train he can catch from London?
Tokyo is 9 hours ahead of London. A flight leaves London at 19:45 and takes 11 hours 50 minutes. What is the local time in Tokyo when it lands?
A watch loses 30 seconds every day. How far behind is it after 2 weeks?

In a timetable question, put a finger or a ruler on the row you are reading. Losing the row is more common than getting the arithmetic wrong.
Count on in stages rather than subtracting. From 10:47 to 13:15, go up to 11:00, then to 13:00, then to 13:15, and add the pieces.